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Clearing out cupboards and drawers

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goldengirl Sat 19-Oct-19 18:14:35

I admire you all. I want to sort out old toys and my some drawers but I've yet to get around to it there are so many other more interesting things to do - that's my excuse! hmm

EllanVannin Sat 19-Oct-19 18:06:31

I remember finding £750 stashed at the back of a filing cabinet drawer after my husband had died. I wouldn't have known only I was giving it away so cleaning it of dust and debris first. I often wondered what it was for, if anything or had it just been forgotten about.
No such find in my drawers sad Only a wallet of foreign banknotes.

Beechnut Sat 19-Oct-19 17:36:02

I was happy the day I was looking in the sideboard and found £80 in a cup.

Grannycool52 Sat 19-Oct-19 15:15:23

Now, I must go to the loft and see what C.paper + cards I can discover!

Grannycool52 Sat 19-Oct-19 15:12:11

As Londongranny writes, it's amazing what money turns up in pockets - and also handbags and sports bags! Following another Gransnet thread about decluttering an item a day until Christmas, I've been going through the wardrobes and have found several 20 + 10 Euro notes ☺️.

morethan2 Sat 19-Oct-19 14:52:40

Me too fizzers some of it made me feel a bit nostalgic. I found a card from my dad who’s been dead six years. Recipes that I’ve used for most of my past Christmas’s but probably won’t need again. On the up side I’ll save a fortune on Christmas cards,bags and cards. That’s if I can remember were I’ve put them.

LondonGranny Sat 19-Oct-19 14:15:38

Pockets, fizzers, pockets. Yesterday I found a twenty quid note in the inside zip pocket of a jacket I haven't worn for a while.

fizzers Sat 19-Oct-19 14:09:09

Over the past couple of days I've been clearing out drawers and cupboards...

So far I've found 6 rolls of Christmas wrapping paper, countless Christmas gift bags of varying sizes, packets of gift tags and labels, about 6 packs of Christmas cards and a bag containing family Christams cards.

I also found numerous birthday cards that I have bought in and put in a safe place. I found Christmas presents that I bought in the sales, am sorted for this Christmas, card and wrapping wise.

Unfortunately I did not find a stash of money....